Macquarie Hills is a residential suburb of the

City of Lake Macquarie The City of Lake Macquarie is a local government area in Greater Newcastle and part of the Hunter Region in New South Wales, Australia. It was proclaimed a city from 7 September 1984. The area is situated adjacent to the city of Newcastle and ...

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, Australia, located west of Newcastle's central business district near the northern end of

Lake Macquarie The City of Lake Macquarie is a local government area in Greater Newcastle and part of the Hunter Region in New South Wales, Australia. It was proclaimed a city from 7 September 1984. The area is situated adjacent to the city of Newcastle and is ...

between the town centres of

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and

Warners Bay Warners Bay is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia, and is located from Newcastle's central business district on the eastern side of Lake Macquarie. It was named after Jonathan Warner, who settled the area. ...

. It is part of the

north ward. Originally part of the suburb of

, the boundaries of the new suburb were defined in 1991, and the status of suburb was given in 2001. The Aboriginal people the Awabakal were the first people in this area.

References

External links

History of Macquarie Hills
(Lake Macquarie City Library) Suburbs of Lake Macquarie {{LakeMacquarie-geo-stub